Fudging-tool for boots and the like.



F. RICHTER.

FUDGING TOOL FOR BOOTS AND THE LIKE. APPLIUATION FILED-1107.14, 1911.

1,043,461. Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLAN C.

l srarns PAT FUDGING-TOOL FOR BOOTS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

Application filed November 14, 1911. Serial No. 660,281.

-:' Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFudging-Tools for Boots and the Like, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to a fudging-tool for marking imitationstitches on the welt or upper margin of boot and like soles, andconsists. in the provision of a counter-plate for the stitch elementadapted to adjust itself to the lower surface of the sole irrespectiveof the angular deviations of the latter.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is illustrated, Figure 1representing a view of a tool partly in section and partly in elevation,and Fig. 2, a front View of the adjustable plate and its surroundingelements. 7

The tool is composed of a pair of tongs the jaw a of which carries thestitch element 0, and the other jaw b, the counter plate 9 for the same.According to the invention the plate 9 is carried by one end of a springf the other end of which is secured to a rounded head 6 which isadjustably held by a set-screw d on an arm connected to the jaw b. Thespring I is accommodated in a groove h in the plate 9 which has also aslot '5 to admit the head of the fastening screw of the spring. Anadjustable, right-angled arm is is also connected to the jaw 79, inknown manner, for guiding the tool along the edge of the boot-sole.

The curved upper surface of the head 6 serves as a supporting surfacefor the plate 5/ and allows the latter to take up different angularpositions. From this arrangement it follows that, while the stitchelement 0 is applied to the welt of the sole and the counter plate 9 tothe lower surface thereof, the plate can adjust itself to said lowersurface of the boot-sole according as the latter is more or lessinclined toward the edge.

I claim:

1. A fudging-tool for marking imitation stitches on the welt of boot andlike soles, comprising a pair of tongs, a stitch element rigidlyconnected to one jaw of said tongs, a rounded head adjustably secured tothe other jaw, and a counter-plate for said stitch element so connectedto the head as to be able to adjust itself automatically on the curvedsupporting surface of the same in accordance with the inclinations ofthe solesurface.

2. A fudgingtool for marking imitation stitches on the welt of boot andlike soles,

comprising a pair of tongs, a stitch element rigidly connected to onejaw of said tongs, a rounded head adjustably secured to the other jaw, ablade-spring connected with one end to said head, and a counter-platefor said stitch element connected to the other end of the spring so thatthe plate can ad- FRANZ RICHTER.

Witnesses PAUL AnRAs, CLARE SIMON.

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Washington, D. 0.

